All HD and 4K televisions include HDMI connections, but previously connecting USB-C enabled source devices required adapters or converters that do not enable all ...

One cable does not fit all.

My new generation of devices all use USB C cables. I know they charge and sync devices, but I've read we should think of them more as ports. So my questions ... Do they output HDMI and Displayport ...

Taiwan’s Elka International has announced the first HDMI Alternate Mode cable, which allows phones, cameras and set-top boxes with USB-C video outputs to connect with HDMI port-equipped displays, ...

Editor’s Note: This article on MSolutions’ ISE presence was originally published on Dec. 9, 2025. Since then, we updated it on Jan. 9, 2026. MSolutions, the Ra’Anana, Israel-based supplier of AV ...

HDMI Licensing, the company that defines hardware rules for HDMI cables, announced today that it’s releasing an HDMI Alt Mode for USB-C products. The specification allows for USB-C-to-HDMI cables to ...

For more help with cables, check out Glenn Fleishman’s new book, Take Control of Untangling Connections. It answers common questions and aids in troubleshooting problems. You’ll learn how to recognize ...

Last year we learned that Apple would be opening up its MFi program to USB-C/Lightning cables so third-parties can expand the options on the market (and offer cheaper alternatives). After seeing a ...

The dirty secret of USB-C: Why your 'fast' cable transfers files like it's 2005 ...

The other day, I encountered another one of those "USB-C is such a mess" rants. Messiness is in the eye of the beholder. But let's look at the facts, and come to some definitive conclusions about ...

USB-C first debuted in Macs last year with the 12-inch Retina MacBook, and this fall even more Macs are expected to adopt the new standard port. While the MacBook is a lightweight machine (both ...

Next year will see the introduction of laptops and desktops that should be able to connect to massive 16K displays running HDR across USB-C, thanks to a new DisplayPort Alt Mode 2.0 standard released ...